Widow Drugged and Robbed of Car by Movie Men Near City Island
Helen McHugh, widow of a saloonkeeper, crawled from mud to report that two men lured her to a house near Van Cortland Park, drugged her, and stole her automobile valued at 84,000 plus bonds. Adams and Piery plotted to hire the car for Europe filming, using a motion picture company angle, with plans for a $500 monthly rental. Her chauffeur was arrested with Liberty bonds as the group dined and traveled toward City Island before the abduction turn.
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Broadway
Woman Chloroformed After Ride Near Van Cortlandt Park
Mrs Meaglugh was seized and drugged at 2 0 a m as an ambulance team tried to revive her on a lonely house border near Van Cortlandt Park. A man, possibly late for the ports, hurried to the Endicott Hotel desk asking for Mrs Mehlugh. The night work told him she had not returned from an automobile ride. A visitor cried that she had been chloroformed and would soon be sent to Philadelphia. He vowed revenge.
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Villadelphia
Insurance Firm to Withhold Payment on Caruso Jewels
Insurance officials said they will withhold payment on the $400,000 Caruso jewels until clear proof of loss is established. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company may question Caruso family members and employees under oath as part of an official inquiry. Investigators plan further witness interviews in Easthampton and may summon Enros Caruso for testimony as new leads are explored.
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Ince
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Louisiana Pleads for Wine in Liberty League Telegrams
General Arséne Perilliat, head of the Liberty League with about 15,000 Louisiana members, telegrams President Wilson urging a Democratic National Convention plank to modify the Volstead act. The message, also sent to Bryan and convention leaders, says the league seeks only the right to use wine and beer as historically accustomed, not a return to saloons.
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Wilson
Bryan
New Orleans
Louisiana
Arséne Perilliat
Liberty League
William Jennings Bryan
League
Arrest in Elwell Case Clouded by Key Mystery
Detective notes show multiple key sets found in Elwell household and questions how the keys reached the mantelpiece while Mrs. Larsen recalls few details. Investigators contemplate whether an insider familiar with the turfman entered via a key or if Elwell himself admitted the killer. The case centers on motive and access, with theories placing the visitor in reception before Elwell retrieved his teeth and went to the upstairs.
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Elwell
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Housing mortgages offer 4.4 percent returns here
The Title Guarantee and Trust Co offers 322 guaranteed mortgages from $1000 to $3000, backed by Bond & Mortgage Guarantee Co. Investors can buy these notes to fund housing construction and reinvest proceeds into new mortgages, supporting housing while earning interest.
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Murder Plotlinger on Ritz Roof and Elwell Case Details
A complex night of suspect movements surrounds Elwell and the Lewisohn party. Figueroa and Walters link a potential setup with Elwell, Hiwell, and Ja Kraus aboard the Ritz Roof and at the Midnight Frolic. A shirt inscription, a hidden key, and a late evening dispute are cited as possible precursors to the killing.
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Well
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Ritz
Figueroa
Ja Kraus
Carey
Ridge
Night before murder man seen near Elwell at hotel
The night before the murder a man resembling Elwell was seen in the Hotel des Artistes on West Sixty-seventh Street. Elwell was at Studio Chuir Wednesday night before Friday. Carey said police are not seeking anyone whose whereabouts are unknown, or who they have not questioned. District Attorney officials felt an arrest was near.
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Exhumation Planned for U-Boat Victims Remains Returned
Paris June 25 Exhumation of 489 American soldiers lost with the Tuscania and Otranto in 1918 will begin July 1. The Islay coast graves will be cleared after relatives demand return of kin. Coffins lowered by rope to barges for transport to U S shores. Cherbourg is named as embarkation port for later shipment home.
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Otranto
Paris
Islay
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Duhomet
United States
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Swann Proposes Investigation of Travis Office
District Attorney Swann moved yesterday to investigate alleged irregularities in the office of State Comptroller Eugene M. Travis. He asked The Brooklyn Daily Times editor to provide all legal evidence justifying the charges for grand jury review. The Times said it would take days to gather and correlate evidence. The Brooklyn paper accuses Travis of investing state funds in bonds at prices above market and overpaying transfer tax attorney Gleason, Wingate, and others for inheritance tax work.
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Brooklyn
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Gleason
Travis Sons Fees Raise Questions in Local Probe
The article accuses Jes M Travis and his father of inflated legal fees and salaries paid by the Actual Appraisal Company. It notes alleged excess sums for services and Swann’s interest in the matter. Travis denies wrongdoing while friends frame the probe as a campaign tactic against the Republican gubernatorial bid. Franklin Taylor to present the case to Swann.
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Ork County
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